Hairy-legged Vampire Bat vs White-tipped Swift

Diphylla ecaudata compared with Aeronautes montivagus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	White-tipped Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (mamalia)	Aves (burung)
Order	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Phyllostomidae	Apodidae
Genus	Diphylla	Aeronautes
Species	Diphylla ecaudata	Aeronautes montivagus

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat and White-tipped Swift share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

LC — Least Concern

White-tipped Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy-legged Vampire Bat	White-tipped Swift
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy-legged Vampire Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

White-tipped Swift

White-tipped Swift (Aeronautes montivagus) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela